The result of India’s Presidential election will be out by today evening 5pm and the counting of votes is underway.
The fight is between BJP-led NDA candidate
Ram Nath Kovind and Congress-led UPA nominee
Meira Kumar.
As per various reports, Kovind, former Bihar Governor, is set to become the 14
th President of India and is expected to get nearly 70% of the votes.
Kovind, who is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s choice, is a Dalit candidate and his name was dubbed as a masterstroke to divide the opposition and keep allies together. His name was also suggested as a move to cement the backward castes.
If elected, Ram Nath Kovind will be the second Dalit President of India after KR Narayanan.
As the counting of votes is underway, here’s everything you should know